Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure
E1040392
Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure is a historical Scottish figure, known as the government factor whose real-life murder inspired the fictionalized "Red Fox" killing in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel *Kidnapped*.
All labels observed (1)
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| Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437469 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure Context triple: [Kidnapped, featuresCharacter, Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure]
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A.
Torquhil Ian Campbell
Torquhil Ian Campbell is a Scottish peer and businessman who holds the hereditary title of 13th Duke of Argyll and serves as the chief of Clan Campbell.
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B.
John MacDougall of Dunollie
John MacDougall of Dunollie was a Scottish clan chief of the MacDougall family, historically associated with the Dunollie estate near Oban in Argyll.
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C.
Campbell of Glenorchy
Campbell of Glenorchy is a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Campbell historically associated with lands in Glenorchy and influential in Highland politics.
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D.
Hugh Mackay of Scourie
Hugh Mackay of Scourie was a 17th-century Scottish general in the service of William III, noted for his role in the Williamite War in Scotland and his defeat at the Battle of Killiecrankie.
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E.
Maclean of Lochbuie
Maclean of Lochbuie is a historic Scottish Highland clan branch traditionally associated with the island of Mull and known for its own chiefs and territorial holdings distinct from the main Clan Maclean line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure Target entity description: Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure is a historical Scottish figure, known as the government factor whose real-life murder inspired the fictionalized "Red Fox" killing in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel *Kidnapped*.
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A.
Torquhil Ian Campbell
Torquhil Ian Campbell is a Scottish peer and businessman who holds the hereditary title of 13th Duke of Argyll and serves as the chief of Clan Campbell.
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B.
John MacDougall of Dunollie
John MacDougall of Dunollie was a Scottish clan chief of the MacDougall family, historically associated with the Dunollie estate near Oban in Argyll.
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C.
Campbell of Glenorchy
Campbell of Glenorchy is a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Campbell historically associated with lands in Glenorchy and influential in Highland politics.
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D.
Hugh Mackay of Scourie
Hugh Mackay of Scourie was a 17th-century Scottish general in the service of William III, noted for his role in the Williamite War in Scotland and his defeat at the Battle of Killiecrankie.
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E.
Maclean of Lochbuie
Maclean of Lochbuie is a historic Scottish Highland clan branch traditionally associated with the island of Mull and known for its own chiefs and territorial holdings distinct from the main Clan Maclean line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish land factor
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historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Appin, Argyll, Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Glenure, Argyll, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1752 ⓘ |
| employer | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Jacobite rising of 1745 aftermath ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | the fictional “Red Fox” killing in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Catriona
NERFINISHED
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Kidnapped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedIn | Appin Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | the Red Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clan Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being murdered in the Appin Murder of 1752
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role in post‑Culloden Highland estate management ⓘ |
| occupation |
estate manager
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government factor ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Ballachulish, Appin, Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro‑Hanoverian ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism (probable) ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | managing forfeited Jacobite estates ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | victim in the Appin Murder ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the Appin Murder
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literary analyses of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure Description of subject: Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure is a historical Scottish figure, known as the government factor whose real-life murder inspired the fictionalized "Red Fox" killing in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel *Kidnapped*.
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